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Deputy Director @CCST.us | Conservation scientist & @ucsantacruz.bsky.social alum | Views are my own | (he/him)
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NEW: “Strive not for perfection, but excellence.” In the first 2025 Fellows blog, Ayana Henderson and Raisa Rahim share three lessons from CCST's training that prepared them for their Fellowship year.

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Training Reflections: Three Essential Lessons for Making the Switch from Science to Policy - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows Ayana Henderson and Raisa Rahim describe three key lessons learned from their policy training.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Excited to be at #AAASmtg with the @ccst.us team!
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Feb 13
CCST team members are in Boston for #AAASmtg! We’ll be hosting a panel Friday 11:30-12:30 on Using AI to Stabilize and Protect the Power Grid. You can also stop by our @CCSTFellows booth in the Expo (#516) and say hi! @aaas.org
February 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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CCST team members are in Boston for #AAASmtg! We’ll be hosting a panel Friday 11:30-12:30 on Using AI to Stabilize and Protect the Power Grid. You can also stop by our @CCSTFellows booth in the Expo (#516) and say hi! @aaas.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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The CCST team also moderated four expert panels on key climate priorities. @shybut.bsky.social @jswjohn.bsky.social @johnagraph.bsky.social.
February 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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📣 Introducing the 2025 class of CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows!

For 16 years now, California brings scientific savvy to policy solutions. Meet the 2025 Fellows and explore their placements:
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#SciPol #PhD #SciComm #CAleg #California #AcademicSky #Postdoc
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January 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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2025 Los Angeles Fires | CA.gov
Resources for Californians Impacted by 2025 Early January Los Angeles County Fires.
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January 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Huge thanks to all who participated in yesterday's Wildland Fire Smoke and Public Health Convening, which brought together land management & public health researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore research and policy questions that can inform practice in the state.
January 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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With so many wildfires raging, it's good to double-check you're sign up for all of the emergency alerts that could apply to you.

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January 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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LA Times journalists will be working theough the night to keep you updated on the fires burning in the Pacific Palisades and in the Pasadena/Altadena area. You can follow live updates here: www.latimes.com/california/l...
Evacuations underway in Pacific Palisades and Altadena as two fast-moving fires are fueled by dangerous winds
The Palisades fire had grown to more than 2,900 acres as of Tuesday evening, driven by ‘life-threatening and destructive’ winds. The extreme wind event blasting Southern California is forecast to peak...
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January 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Dear scientists, California is calling.

Discover a career in science policy via our Science & Technology Policy Fellowship at our upcoming webinar. Seeking #PhD scientists, engineers, social scientists and more. #scipol #phdjobs #academicsky

🗓️ 1/15, 12pm PT

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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January 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Please share/repost and add to this thread of local news resources for folks in LA affected by the wildfires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena/Pasadena, and more: 🧵
January 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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California National Guard firefighters, aviation assets, and other support staff have joined the fight to suppress the Southern California wildfires. Additionally, resources from multiple states – including Oregon, Utah, and Nevada -- are sending resources to help. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
governor.ca.gov Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Jan 10
We're throwing everything at our disposal toward defeating the Los Angeles wildfires and protecting Californians in the days to come — including California National Guard service members now being deployed.
January 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM